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Apple Smartphones

Why you shouldn’t believe iPhone 8 rumours until mid-August

Every new iPhone announcement causes a great hype, year after year. And for almost a year prior to Apple’s keynotes every September, the ‘industry’ of rumours and ‘inside reliable sources’ comes to play, filling our social media timelines with possible new features for hardware and software. These rumours deal with two sides. Firstly, they give away…

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With so many good smartphones, I don’t feel the need to be loyal anymore

Do you consider yourself loyal to a certain smartphone brand? Anna Scantlin from Phone Dog wrote about brand loyalty this week, and that made me think how most of us tend to stick to the smartphone brands we know and love. I, for one, consider myself an iOS user mostly because I’m all set up…

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Smartphones

Is OnePlus 5 redefining value for money smartphones?

For the last week or so there’s been a lot of buzz around the OnePlus 5. It’s natural to talk about the latest flagship smartphone released, and the OnePlus 5 has also made a major impact on Android fans so far. For many, the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and Google’s Pixel have been the…

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Smartphones

Did the Honor 9 just steal OnePlus 5’s thunder?

It’s been a great month for smartphone enthusiasts, especially in the world of Android. First off, OnePlus unveiled their latest flagship smartphone, predictably named OnePlus 5. And then yesterday, Honor announced their new addition to the family: the Honor 9. I don’t want to get caught up in the spec game because plenty of tech websites…

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Honor 8 Pro: Full HD camera test at 1080p (30 FPS & 60 FPS)

The Honor 8 Pro is a feature-packed phone, and one of its most useful perks is the dual 12MP camera setup on the back. It takes some impressive photos and in the two videos below, you can see how it records in a real-world setting with no edits. In the first video, I walk around…

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Apple Smartphones

How iconic can a product get? Looking at the history of iPhone

“Every once in a while a product comes along that changes everything”. We all know Steve Jobs gave us that line when launching the, then outrageous, iPhone. This year, the 10th anniversary of the first iPhone ever released is celebrated and the world is expecting a great new phone. Much due to that event, people…

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Smartphones

Honor 8 Pro 1080p front facing camera test

The Honor 8 Pro is Honor’s latest flagship smartphone with an array of impressive features, including a 5.7 inch quad HD display, fingerprint sensor, 6GB of RAM, dual 12MP cameras and an 8MP front facing camera. Wanting to put their camera to the test, I recorded a brief front facing camera test at 1080p to…

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Photography & Video Smartphones

Video & photography gear roundup: The tech I’m travelling with

Being a tech and travel blogger means that I’m always creating video or photography content, and until now I’ve relied on my smartphone to get me by. The camera quality on smartphones are so good nowadays that it’s easier than ever to create professional, high quality content and I’ve been pretty pleased so far. That said, I wanted to…

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Smartphones

Honor 8 Pro launches in UK: Powerful specs, huge battery & QHD display

Honor’s latest addition to the smartphone portfolio is the Honor 8 Pro, a new and improved version of their old flagship with a spec sheet and design to impress. The metal build on the Honor 8 Pro certainly gives it a premium feel, and the blue colour they’ve launched with in the UK looks fantastic too.…

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Apps & Software iOS Smartphones

Fastest ways to open your iPhone camera

Sometimes we have to be sharp to capture an important moment, but by the time you unlock your phone, open the camera app and steady your hands — the moment could be gone. Thankfully, iOS 10 has some very useful features that enable you to open the camera app quicker and faster than ever before. Here are four of…